Szara Willa Opole

... Marta Zaranek and Stamistawa Zaranek
Stamistawa Zaranek had a son Jozef Keller.

In Krakow area

Karol Lesak-Regina Szczep- Novy Sacz perhaps
children of Karol and Regina Lesak
Karoline Lesak and Wincenty Mitka

Marian Lesak and Weronika Garnalzy ?
Eva Lesak-Kazmierz Glowacki

I hope to go to Poland next year after I retire.

please contact me at
almrauscher1@comcast.net

T hanks
Jeff

... the good and the
bad sides, there were more of those good ones.
Next vacation, which is gonna happen in about 6 months, probably in January, I wanna go
somewhere further, maybe South East Asia or even Australia,
and spend
it totally relaxing and travelling. Lets see if the plan works out; if
I wanna do it, I will need to save up enough of money.
Anyway, I should get back to packing now. Hasta la vista, as the Spaniards would say!

POLSKI: Byl zimowy, raczej deszczowy niz mrozny, dzien. Wiatr uderzal w szyby i przez niesforna szpare w starych oknach mojego pokoju, przedostawal sie do srodka. Bezczelny! Siedzialam pod kocem, ze swiadomoscia, ze powinnam zaczac pisac pierwszy rozdzial pracy magisterskiej. Pierwszy semestr czwartego roku studiow zblizal sie ku koncowi. Poniewaz w zyciu nigdy mi zajec nie za wiele - studia, praca w Camp America, wolontariat, itp., itd., zdecydowalam, ze dobrze by ...

Drove into Poland early next morning, got stopped at the border and had to wait to the side for our passports to get checked and Cy and Ants van got checked by sniffer dog, they must of thought they looked dodgy as we got left alone. Had our first experience driving on Polish roads, they are terrible, bumpy and potholes everywhere. Once we got onto the main ...

... in California... I couldn`t help, I had to read ALL the stories and it was incredibly amazing! I was under such an impression! We started exchanging emails, became pretty close... And now only her free spirit has been remaining of itself. I truly believe she will be counselling my next journey. We are never going to forget her. She was the one. No, she IS the one! Links: http://www.hitchhiketheworld.com/ - 5 years of Kinga`s and Chopin`s ...

We only had a few days in Poland, and most of it was taken up by some casual sightseeing, drinking, and eating of delicious Polish cuisine. I woke on the Sunday morning after a much needed good nights sleep on Will's sofa bed. After some discussion of what to do on this day, we made a good decision to drive out to Moszna Castle, about 40 minutes from Will's place in Opole. Will drove Ania's car. It was nice to get out into the country side outside Opole ...

... work yet, but I had the evening to chill out with Steve and Stace before they got an early morning train to Warsaw, where they would later board a flight to Malta. In all my time abroad, both in Asia and Europe, it was the first time family members had visited me, and it was great to show them around the place that had been my home for nine months. There was no need for goodbyes either, as we would be catching up in Scotland in less than six weeks.

I took a train to Warsaw and was awaiting new adventure. Finally off from exams, tests etc. which I had been doing for last 4 weeks and which made me mentally exhausted, I was looking forward to see my Ukrainian friend from camp Anne - Ania Smirnova. I hadn`t seen her since end of the camp ...

... hall. It looked as if it had been imported from a different country! Well, apparently it was modelled on a building in Florence, Italy. The square was one of many in Poland that was badly damaged during WWII, but as with Warsaw's and many others, it had been remarkably rebuilt with colourful townhouses, and hundreds sat outside eating and drinking in the sunshine. Yet just 5 minutes walk from the square was 'the island,' lying between the Odra River and the canal next to my ...

I barely couldn`t sleep last night. I knew I had to wake up about 6 a.m. and go to the railway station. I was sitting in the train for 3 hours and smiling from ear to ear all the time:). First person that I was supposed to meet was my cousin Jacek. I hadn`t seen him for a few ears and I was afraid that wouldn`t recognize him.